RE: ACS - managing printer output preferences filter -- MIDRANGE-L

And your point is that you cannot find out where to set up some way to get that to default to something different for others on new installations? If so, then you can look on the bright side of things and consider that a bonus. Send them a training video or document which talks them through
Changing the filter
Changing the download option between text file and pdf.
Shows them how to download a spool file and email it, or load it to your companies share site. Use this as a good time to promote the share site instead of emailing attachments around like crazy.

Basically we need to stop assuming that users are idiots and give them the tools to be productive.

We're rolling out a conversion from Notes to O365 and they have typed up quite a 'getting started' document. The help desk has the blessing to humiliate those who call and ask questions which are easily handled in the document and it was obvious they didn't read it. I know, I've experienced the humiliation first hand.

See also
https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/forums/html/topic?id=3b12f83e-a029-4883-bf61-aef1cc401fc7&ps=25

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Rob,

< What do you have in your filter (Edit, Filter)?

User
Current user(*Current)
Output Queue
All output queues (*All)
User Specified Data
All entries(*All)
Date and times
All dates and times

Paul

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What do you have in your filter (Edit, Filter)?
https://imgur.com/81n69QW

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Subject: ACS - managing printer output preferences filter

I've completed my ACS configuration.
3 central deployments utilizing UNC file share to a central config server.
Will cover 99.9% of all users.

Base
Trnf
Full

I also utilized the autoimport feature.

com.ibm.iaccess.autoimport=\\vmxxxx01.yyy.com\ibm_acs_base$\Current\acs_bak.zip
com.ibm.iaccess.autoimport.version=1

All HOD sessions will also be deployed from the same central location.
All HOD sessions are auto generated, auto created.
Workstation id = &COMPN*=
Use Computer name
Avoid Duplicates

Session name matches PC name.
Both SSL and Kerberos enabled.

So far, all is good.

There is no easy way to control printer output config.
The default for printer output preferences filter is:

User
Current user(*Current)
Output Queue
All output queues (*All)
User Specified Data
All entries(*All)
Date and times
All dates and times

One problem is that Printer output includes all their joblogs, not desired.
Another issue I see ahead is a user will not be able to access a spoolfile not created by them.

How are others in the group managing/handling the ACS printer output preferences filter?

Thank You
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Paul Steinmetz
IBM i Systems Administrator

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